Anne Fletcher Stretch & Joint Mobility Therapy - Thoughts

Stretch & Joint Mobility Therapy is a workout let by Anne Fletcher.  If you do the entire DVD, the workout clocks in at 55 minutes.
There is a DVD menu that allows you to choose a particular segment.  The segment range from about 14 to 22 minutes.

The segments are:
Welcome!
Joint Mobility: Head to Toe
Dynamic Stretch
Static Active Stretch

Joint Mobility is really just about moving each body part. Starting with head rolls, and moving on to shoulder rotation, hand, fingers, ribcage and knee circle movements; Anne continues moving each body part down to the ankles and toes.  The majority of this workout is perform standing.  When Anne works the toes and feet, she does this from a supine position.

Dynamic Stretches uses big movements and these movements are performed at a quicker tempo.  Side bends, torso circles, hamstring flat back reach pulls, side lunges, squats, downward dog, lunges, airplane are some of the moves that appear in the segment.   The majority of this workout is perform standing. There are some exercises performed from the plank and supine positions.

Static Active Stretch is the shortest segment. In this workout, you are holding the stretches longer.  Side wall, groin, hip flexor, hamstring, and spine are some of the areas that are targeted during this segment.  There is background music throughout the whole workout but in this segment, the music is a bit more mellow.

I did this DVD as three separate segments - choosing a segment to do after a treadmill run.  Overall, I thought each segment was good.  Anne is the only cast member and she is easy to follow. She introduces each segment and talks you through certain parts of the exercise.

3 & 1/2 stars


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